BOXERS from Ukraine

Top 6

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ukrainian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Vasyl Lomachenko (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 42.00, Vasyl Lomachenko is the most famous Ukrainian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 34 different languages on wikipedia.

Vasiliy Anatolyevich Lomachenko, also spelled Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko (Ukrainian: Василь Анатолійович Ломаченко, IPA: [wɐˈsɪlʲ lomɐˈtʃɛnko]; born 17 February 1988) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes from featherweight to lightweight, including unified and lineal titles at lightweight. Lomachenko is one of the most successful amateur boxers of all time, possessing a record of 396 wins and 1 loss, with that loss avenged twice. Competing in the featherweight and lightweight divisions, he won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2008 European Championships, consecutive gold at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and consecutive gold at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships. Making his professional debut in 2013, Lomachenko tied the record with Thailand's Saensak Muangsurin for winning a world title in the fewest professional fights, becoming the WBO featherweight champion in his third fight. He is known for his exceptional hand speed, timing, accuracy, creativity, athleticism, defence and footwork. He has won several awards by media outlets throughout his career. The Ring magazine and ESPN named him Prospect of the Year in 2013; CBS Sports named him Boxer of the Year in 2016; HBO Sports named him Boxer of the Year in 2016 and in 2017; and the Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring named him Fighter of the Year in 2017.As of January 2023, Lomachenko is ranked as the world's seventh best active boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring. He is also ranked as the world's second best active lightweight by The Ring and ESPN, third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and fourth by BoxRec.

2. Volodymyr Sydorenko (b. 1976)

With an HPI of 34.29, Volodymyr Sydorenko is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Volodymyr Sydorenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Сидоренко; born 23 September 1976), also known as Wladimir Sidorenko, is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2010, and held the WBA bantamweight title from 2005 to 2008. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships, and consecutive golds at the 1998 and 2000 European Championships; all in the flyweight division. His twin brother is former amateur boxer Valeriy Sydorenko.

3. Andreas Kotelnik (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 33.21, Andreas Kotelnik is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Andriy Mykolayovich Kotelnyk (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Котельник; born 29 December 1977), best known by the Germanicised name Andreas Kotelnik, is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed between 2000 and 2014, and held the WBA super-lightweight title from 2008 to 2009. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Olympics.

4. Vyacheslav Glazkov (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 31.56, Vyacheslav Glazkov is the 4th most famous Ukrainian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Vyacheslav Valeriyovych Glazkov (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Валерійович Глазков, born 15 October 1984) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2016. He challenged once for the vacant IBF heavyweight title in 2016, losing to Charles Martin due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The injury eventually forced him to retire from the sport.As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics, both in the super-heavyweight division. He was forced to pull out in the semi-finals of the 2008 Olympics due to an elbow injury.

5. Oleksandr Gvozdyk (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 31.50, Oleksandr Gvozdyk is the 5th most famous Ukrainian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Oleksandr Serhiyovych Gvozdyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Сергійович Гвоздик, IPA: [olekˈsɑndr serˈɦijowɪtʃ ˈɦwɔzdɪk]; also Hvozdyk; born 15 April 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He held the WBC and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2018 to 2019. As an amateur, Gvozdyk won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold at the 2013 Summer Universiade. Nicknamed "The Nail" as the Russian translation of Gvozdyk is nail, Gvozdyk's knockout-to-win ratio stands at 77.7%. He is part of the Ukrainian golden generation of boxing along with Vasiliy Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk.

6. Andriy Fedchuk (1980 - 2009)

With an HPI of 29.33, Andriy Fedchuk is the 6th most famous Ukrainian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Andriy Vasylyovych Fedchuk (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Федчук; January 12, 1980 – November 15, 2009), was a boxer from Ukraine, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Rudolf Kraj from the Czech Republic. He also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, after having won the bronze medal in the same year at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia. He was born in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and, on November 15, 2009, died in a traffic collision near Kolomyia.